Procurement says CapEx. Finance and Operations say OpEx. Sustainability says carbon. And never the twain shall meet, which is awkward, because there are three of them. Three functions, three budgets, three scorecards, one asset. Procurement is measured on unit price. Operations and Finance carry the running cost. Sustainability calculates the emissions figure months later and wonders why it is behind on a target it has no hand in influencing: PwC's latest count puts only 46%

A Niscai perspective on why foodservice equipment specification needs more than a single number. Foodservice did something the rest of the built environment is still struggling with. It took embodied carbon seriously, fast. When CIBSE TM65 arrived, the sector didn't wait for a mandate. Manufacturers started measuring. Consultants started asking. Buyers started comparing. Within a couple of years, embodied carbon went from a fringe concern to a line item people actually look a

Our helpful guide to whole life cost and why it matters in equipment procurement. What you'll get from this guide A clear definition of whole life cost. Why this approach is moving from “nice to have” to standard procurement practice in 2026. The factors that drive the gap between purchase price and real cost of ownership. What changes when whole life data is available at the point of decision. What is whole life cost? Whole life cost is everything you spend on a piece of equ